Cause and Effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
In Fahrenheit 451, the author Ray Bradbury casts a series of haunting parallels between the modern world and his fictional society. In the novel, multiple characters were affected by terrible events that took place in the story. Afterwards, several like Montag and Mildred suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that people develop due to a traumatic event such as sexual abuse, combat, or exposure to war (PTSD: National Center for PTSD). In a study on Special Operations in the military, it was discovered that over twenty eight percent of soldiers had mild or severe symptoms of PTSD (Shanker and Oppel, Jr.). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder …show more content…
Afterwards, he fell ill and lost interest in going to work. In the novel his wife explained, “He had chills and fever in the morning." (Bradbury 45). When people have anxiety and depression, the brain tells the body to avoid normal feats each day like getting out of bed or going to school. Sometimes, it even results in having symptoms of sickness. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag had to constantly explain to his friends and family that he was in fact not all right after the incident at work. As in the novel, loved ones surrounding a person with PTSD are not always understanding of the issues it comes along …show more content…
On page thirteen, medics treating Mildred revealed, "We get these cases nine or ten times a night. Got so many, starting a few years ago, we had the special machines built. With the optical lens of course, that was new; the rest is ancient." (Bradbury 13). Avoiding real conflict in a dystopian society and then experiencing something mildly painful forced the citizens to overdose on their sleeping pills. Mildred’s and Montag’s behavior not only caused Mildred to abuse her sleeping pills, but also the demise of their marriage.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms can result in terrible consequences, the most costly being suicide. People suffering from PTSD are constantly distraught, and can sometimes think the only answer is to end their life. In a recent study including ninety-four patients with PTSD, over fifty percent reported having attempted suicide or had suicidal thoughts. People with PTSD are more likely to commit suicide than others in the population (notecard study on suicide and ptsd). In another study, refugees from an active war zone both with and without depression had increased suicidal thoughts
In Fahrenheit 451, the author Ray Bradbury casts a series of haunting parallels between the modern world and his fictional society. In the novel, multiple characters were affected by terrible events that took place in the story. Afterwards, several like Montag and Mildred suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that people develop due to a traumatic event such as sexual abuse, combat, or exposure to war (PTSD: National Center for PTSD). In a study on Special Operations in the military, it was discovered that over twenty eight percent of soldiers had mild or severe symptoms of PTSD (Shanker and Oppel, Jr.). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder …show more content…
Afterwards, he fell ill and lost interest in going to work. In the novel his wife explained, “He had chills and fever in the morning." (Bradbury 45). When people have anxiety and depression, the brain tells the body to avoid normal feats each day like getting out of bed or going to school. Sometimes, it even results in having symptoms of sickness. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag had to constantly explain to his friends and family that he was in fact not all right after the incident at work. As in the novel, loved ones surrounding a person with PTSD are not always understanding of the issues it comes along …show more content…
On page thirteen, medics treating Mildred revealed, "We get these cases nine or ten times a night. Got so many, starting a few years ago, we had the special machines built. With the optical lens of course, that was new; the rest is ancient." (Bradbury 13). Avoiding real conflict in a dystopian society and then experiencing something mildly painful forced the citizens to overdose on their sleeping pills. Mildred’s and Montag’s behavior not only caused Mildred to abuse her sleeping pills, but also the demise of their marriage.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms can result in terrible consequences, the most costly being suicide. People suffering from PTSD are constantly distraught, and can sometimes think the only answer is to end their life. In a recent study including ninety-four patients with PTSD, over fifty percent reported having attempted suicide or had suicidal thoughts. People with PTSD are more likely to commit suicide than others in the population (notecard study on suicide and ptsd). In another study, refugees from an active war zone both with and without depression had increased suicidal thoughts